Habotai silk fabric has a smooth plain weave. This 8mm* silk is heavier than Pongee 5mm and therefore more opaque. A good base for painting and dyeing techniques, taking colour well from Acid Dyes, such as Dupont silk dyes, and silk paints. Use for Batik, Shibori, Botanical Printing, Cyanotype printing and much more. A versatile fabric for most textile decoration techniques.
The fabric is 90cm wide and the roll contains approximately 45 metres.
*What is a Momme (mm)?
Pronounced “mom-ee”, a momme (mm) is a traditional East Asian unit used to measure the weight of silk fabric. One momme is equivalent to approximately 4.34g per square metre (gsm). The higher the momme, the heavier, more durable and generally less translucent the fabric becomes.












